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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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